Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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