Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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