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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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