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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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