Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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