Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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