Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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