Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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