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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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