Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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