Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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