Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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