Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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