Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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