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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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