Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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