Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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