Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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