Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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