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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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