Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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