Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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