Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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