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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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