Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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