Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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