Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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