Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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