Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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