Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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