Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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