Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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