Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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