Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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