Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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