Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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