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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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