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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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