Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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