Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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