Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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