Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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