Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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