Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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