Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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