Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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