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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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