Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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