Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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