Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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