Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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