Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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