Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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