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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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