Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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