Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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