Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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