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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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