Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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