Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the 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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