Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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