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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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