Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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