Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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