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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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