Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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