Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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