Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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