Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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