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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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