Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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