Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates 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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