Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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