Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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