Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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