Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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