Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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