Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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