Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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