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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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