Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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