Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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