Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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