Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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