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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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