Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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