Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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