Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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