Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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