Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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