Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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