Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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