Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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