Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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