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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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