Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses 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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