Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education