Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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