Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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