Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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