Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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