Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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