Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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