Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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