Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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