Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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