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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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