Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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