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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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