Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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