Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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