Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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