Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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