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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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