Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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