Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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