Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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