Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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