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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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