Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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