Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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