Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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