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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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