Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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