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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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