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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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