Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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