Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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