Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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