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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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