Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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