Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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