Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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