Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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