Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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