Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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