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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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