Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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