Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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