Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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