Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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