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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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