Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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