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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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