Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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