Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines 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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