Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources