Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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