Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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