Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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