Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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