Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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