Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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