Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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