Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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