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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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