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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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