Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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