Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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