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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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