Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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