Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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