Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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