Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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