Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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