Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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