Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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