Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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