Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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