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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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