Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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