Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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