Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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