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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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