Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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