Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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