Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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