Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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