Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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