Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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