Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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