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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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