Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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