Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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