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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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