Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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