Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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