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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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