Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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