Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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