Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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