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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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