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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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