Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important 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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