Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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