Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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