Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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