Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major 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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