Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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