Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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