Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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