Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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