Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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