Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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