Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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