Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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