Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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