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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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