Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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