Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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