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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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