Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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