Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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