Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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