Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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