Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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