Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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