Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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