Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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