Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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