Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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