Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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