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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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