Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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