Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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