Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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