Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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