Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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