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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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