Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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