Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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