Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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