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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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