Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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