Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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