Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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