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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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