Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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