Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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