Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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