Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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