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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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