Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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