Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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