Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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