Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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