Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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