Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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