Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are usually 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 issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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