Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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