Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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