Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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