Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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