Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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