Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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