Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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