Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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