Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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