Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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