Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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