Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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