Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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