Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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