Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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