Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting 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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