Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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