Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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