Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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