Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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