Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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