Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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