Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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