Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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