Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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