Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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