Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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