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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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