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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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