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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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