Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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