Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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