Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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