Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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