Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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