Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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