Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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