Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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