Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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