Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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