Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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