Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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