Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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