Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches 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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