Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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