Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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