Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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