Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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