Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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