Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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