Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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