Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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