Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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