Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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