Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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