Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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