Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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