Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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