Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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