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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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