Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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