Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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