Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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