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 relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches 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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