Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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