Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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