Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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