Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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