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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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