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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the 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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