Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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