Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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