Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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