Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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