Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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