Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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