Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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