Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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