Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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