Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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