Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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