Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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