Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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