Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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