Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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