Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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