Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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