Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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