Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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