Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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