Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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