Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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