Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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