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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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