Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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