Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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