Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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