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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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