Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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