Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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