Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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