Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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