Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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