Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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