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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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