Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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