Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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