Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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