Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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