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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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