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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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