Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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