Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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