Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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