Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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