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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book