Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the 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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