Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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