Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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