Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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