Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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