Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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