Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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