Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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