Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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