Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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