Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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