Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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