Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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