Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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