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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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