Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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