Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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