Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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