Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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