Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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