Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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