Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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