Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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