Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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