Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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