Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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