Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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