Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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