Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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