Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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