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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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