Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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