Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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