Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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