Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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