Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Czech Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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