Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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