Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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