Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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