Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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