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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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