Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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