Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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