Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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