Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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