Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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