Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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