Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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