Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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