Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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