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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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