Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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