Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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