Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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