Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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