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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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