Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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