Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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