Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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