Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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