Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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