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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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