Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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