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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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