Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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