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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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