Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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