Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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