Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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