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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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