Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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