Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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