Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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