Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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