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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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