Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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