Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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