Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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