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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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