Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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