Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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