Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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