Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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