Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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