Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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