Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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