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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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