Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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