Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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