Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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