Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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