Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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