Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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