Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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