Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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