Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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