Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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