Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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