Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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