Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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