Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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