Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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