Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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