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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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