Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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