Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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