Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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