Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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