Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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