Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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