Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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