Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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