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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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