Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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