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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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