Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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