Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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