Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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