Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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