Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly 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 new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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