Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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