Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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