Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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