Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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