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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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