Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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