Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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