Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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