Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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