Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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