Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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