Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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