Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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