Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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