Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the major 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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