Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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