Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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