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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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