Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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