Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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