Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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