Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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