Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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