Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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