Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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