Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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