Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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